Culture24 facts for kids
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Area served
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United Kingdom |
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Key people
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Jane Finnis |
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Employees
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10 |
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Formerly called
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24 Hour Museum |
Culture24 is a special charity in the United Kingdom. It creates websites like Culture24, Museum Crush, and Show Me. These websites help people learn about art, history, and culture across the UK.
Culture24 also helps other cultural websites by providing information and support. It works on its own and gets money from the government.
What is Culture24?
Culture24 is based in Brighton, a city in southern England. About ten people work there. The director of Culture24 is Jane Finnis. She is known for her work in the cultural and creative fields.
The charity started in 2001. Back then, it was called the 24 Hour Museum. Its website had the same name.
In November 2007, the organization changed its name to Culture24. The website also changed its name in February 2009. Culture24 is a registered charity. It gets its funding from the UK government through an organization called Arts Council England.
What Does Culture24 Do?
Culture24 helps people find out about cultural places. It works to make sure more people can learn about museums, galleries, and historical sites.
It also helps teachers and students find useful cultural resources online. Culture24 encourages people to interact with cultural sites using online tools. This includes social media and other digital ways to connect.
The charity also worked to make sure digital information was well-managed. This helped keep online cultural resources safe and easy to find.
Culture24 also managed an event called Museums at Night (UK). This event took place every year from 2010 to 2019. During this special weekend, museums, galleries, and heritage sites stayed open late. This gave more people a chance to visit them.
Culture24 Websites
The main Culture24 website is like a guide. It helps you find museums, public art galleries, libraries, and science centers. It has a huge list of over 5,000 cultural places. These places can update their own information on the site.
The website also shares daily news about art, museums, and history. You can read reviews of different exhibitions. News stories are available as RSS newsfeeds.
Culture24 also has a website just for kids called Show Me. This site has fun online activities related to UK museums and galleries. You can find interactive games, quizzes, and competitions there. There's also a section for parents and teachers. It helps them use online resources from museums and galleries.
In 2009, Culture24 was a runner-up in a competition called the Nominet Trust Best Practice Challenge. In 2010, the Culture24 websites won an award. It was for "best of the web" at the Museums and the Web Conference. The Culture24 website has also been listed as one of the top websites by newspapers like The Guardian and The Sunday Times.
